Recs if you like Castle in the Air...

JK Rowling is a bigot who uses her platform to hurt transfolks and other marginalized groups (plus she literally just quoted Mein Kampf on the bird site). If you're still supporting her in 2025, don't bother talking to me.

books that feel like watching a studio ghibli film 🌱 ₊˚✧ ﾟ.

Eclectic choices of stories to forget life sucks.

Before they became beloved films, they were stories on the page. Here are the books that inspired the Studio Ghibli movies! Some are direct adaptations and others were used as inspiration. Note: not all of them have been translated to English (yet).

Fairy tale Retelling ranging from YA to Adult (will be updating as I come across them)

books so magical, you forget you're reading

There are a few lists that are about the books and manga that Ghibli films are based on but none were quite what I wanted, so I made my own. I wanted a list of the source material that the Studio Ghibli movies are inspired by and including any sequels they may have. Untranslated works or books I can't find. If anyone happens to how to find them or if I missed something please let me know.

Kiki's books 4 through 9, The Age of the Flying Boat, My Neighbors the Yamadas, and From Coquelicot Hill.

epic world building. stunning characterization. gender fuckery. toxic mentors. prolific writing. so much damn creative magic. and it wouldn't be 80's-90's lit without some problematic age gap romances. and she's white and from the uk so u know there's that out-of-nowhere unchallenged racism and orientalism. and ofc rampant fatphobia. lots and lots of caveats as tends to be the case. u know her u love her it's DWJJJJJ

Cozy and fun fantasy reads

Cozy fantasy, reg fantasy, Romantasy and LitRPG books

the entire Diana Wynne Jones bibliography (more or less) : 1970-2014

Fantasy and Romantasy books to fall into.

Books that the Studio Ghibli movies are based on and their sequels